There are elements of ancient mythology all around us. The poems inthis book are based on experiences in my life that brought theseclassical myths to life for me. Anyone who has ever braved the stormy seas of Internet dating can relate to the cyber-romance theme of Narcissus. It was, of course, out of human emotions and experiences that the ancient Greeks and Romans first created these myths. My purpose in writing this book is to reveal that these "larger than life" gods and goddess are in fact very human, and more familiar to us than we realize. Not only are these myths alive and well on thestreets of our cities and neighborhoods, but they can some-times lookback at us from the mirror. There is a bit of this "larger than life"aspect in all of us and in the world around us. It is my belief thatwith this awareness we can transform the mundane into the profound, and the everyday into something magical, if only we have the imagination to embrace our Olympian roots.

EXCERPT:

Orpheus

Subway faster than the speed of lightrobs the ancient tombsof the bright gold talismansgiving us safe passagethrough the deep tunnelsof the underworld.Billboards erupt in neon flamesburning the flesh off small talkleaving only bare bonesimpossible to hide behind.Echoes from the railssunlight trapped in icy steelmothers in flowered printsawaiting our rebirthdance on the sparkling airof the levels above.Electric chariot thundersinto the next platform stoptravelers aboard a metallic sunblink and stir,like long dead pharaohsrising from an embalmed silenceemerge like jeweled godsout of an airless tombto a warm pulsing afterlife.